Francis Garnier
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Marie Joseph François Garnier was a French officer, inspector of Indigenous Affairs of Cochinchina and explorer. He eventually became mission leader of the Mekong Exploration Commission in 19th centur
Lieutenant de vaisseau Francis Garnier
Francis Garnier, as an Enseigne de vaisseau in the 1860s.
Mekong Exploration Commission. Garnier at the left.
Ceremonial dress of Nguyễn Tri Phương, taken as a trophy by Garnier.
Liu Yongfu
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Liu Yongfu was a Chinese warlord, second president of the Republic of Formosa and commander of the celebrated Black Flag Army. Liu won fame as a Chinese patriot fighting against the French Empire in n
Francis Garnier
…in control of the entire Red River Delta. Completely overwhelmed by the lightning French conquest, the Vietnamese authorities had sought the help of Liu Yongfu and his Black Flag Army, a group of Chinese outlaws, composed largely of veterans of the Taiping Rebellion, who had settled in Northern Vietnam. On 21…
Liu c. 1885
Statue of Liu Yongfu inside former residence.
Liu Yiting Pavilion, built in Liu Yongfu's honor.